Detective School Dropouts
| Detective School Dropouts | |
|---|---|
 Out-of-print 1986 VHS video cover. | |
| Directed by | Filippo Ottoni |
| Produced by |
Yoram Globus Menahem Golan |
| Written by |
David Landsberg Lorin Dreyfuss |
| Starring |
David Landsberg Lorin Dreyfuss Valeria Golino |
Production company | |
Release dates |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States/Italy |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $22,123[1] |
Detective School Dropouts is a 1986 action-comedy co-starring and written by David Landsberg and Lorin Dreyfuss for The Cannon Group.
Plot
Two bumbling private detectives get themselves hired to find a missing person. They quickly find themselves in the middle of a mob war that takes place between New York City and Rome, when it turns out that the missing person is somebody the mob wants to stay missing.
Cast
- David Landsberg as Donald Wilson
- Lorin Dreyfuss as Paul Miller
- Christian De Sica as Carlo Lombardi
- George Eastman as Bruno Falcone
- Valeria Golino as Caterina Zanetti
- Mario Brega as Don Lombardi
- Rik Battaglia as Don Zanetti
- Alberto Farnese as Don Falcone
- Ennio Antonelli as Riccardino
- Giancarlo Prete as Mario Zanetti
Overview
The film was not successful at the box office, but it has gained cult film status in recent years, with out-of-print, used VHS tape copies selling on Ebay and Amazon.com for as much as $50.00 USD. It is noted for its low-budget production values, cheesy '80's synth soundtrack, and being the only film released from the Cannon Group to have lost money at the box office. However, it is also representative of '80 culture at the time when slapstick briefly resurfaced in popularity with American audiences.
"Detective School Drop Outs" was released on DVD (via Manufacture on Demand) from MGM on Oct. 2011.
References
External links
- Detective School Dropouts at Rotten Tomatoes
- Detective School Dropouts at the Internet Movie Database
- eFilmCritic Movie Review